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17. Accreditation
2. Issuance of ID cards.
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17.2
Issuance of ID Cards
17.2.1
Classification of Categories
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The ID card was recognized as a travel
document to ascertain the personal
status of the Olympic Family including
athletes, officials and official invitees
participating in the Seoul Olympic
Games and to permit their entry into
the Republic of Korea.
For 78 days before and after the
Games from August 17 to November
2,1988, the bearers of ID cards were
granted multiple entry and exit.
Pursuant to the relevant provision of
the Olympic Charter, ID cards were
issued only to those who belonged to
the category of Olympic Family, and
the bearers of the cards were granted
entry without visas. Security devices
were arranged in manufacturing the ID
cards to ensure the safety of the cards.
The holders of ID cards were assured
of the performance of their duty.
In accordance with revised bye-law to
Rule 59 of Olympic Charter, the ID
cards were classified into 10 categories,
and the colors for each category were
selected by the SLOOC by considering
the precedents of the past Games,
and finalized after consultation with
the IOC.
The eligibility of the ID cards was
determined primarily in accordance
with the 1982 version of the Olympic
Charter, but the persons eligible for
the cards were selected by considering
the revised Rule 59 and 60 of the
1987 Olympic Charter, as well as
precedents of the past Games. Final
decision on the eligible persons was
made after several rounds of consultations
with the IOC.
17.2.2
Production and Delivery of Cards
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Design and printing
In January 1987, the Accreditation
Department commissioned the Design
Room of the Press and Public Relations
Department to draw out the
design of the ID card. The Accreditation
Department called for the following
elements to be well reflected in the
design: artistic and traditional quality,
harmony between colors and form and
maintenance of clarity, easy recognition,
prevention of tampering and
forgery, partial use of Korean alphabet
to emphasize the identity of the host
country.
In June 1987, the Korea Security Printing
and Minting Corp. printed the three
designs completed by the Design
Room, which were brought to the
Design Advisory Committee for a
screening in July. The committee
selected one among the three
designs.
Some supplementary touch was added
to the design to make characters such
as the name of the Games clearly discernible
from the background pattern.
In August 1987, the Korea Security
Printing and Minting Corp. was asked
to produce the test card. The SLOOC
received the test product in September,
and finalized the design after
consultation with the IOC in October.
The ID card was 168mmx140mm, and
for easy recognition, different colors
were used for each category.
The obverse of the card expressed a
Korean image through harmony between
the color of the category and the field
color on the traditional decorative pattern.
The reverse side provided for a
common space to confirm the entry
and exit, and the card had columns to
fill up with the personal items, and
columns for signatures of the
representatives of the SLOOC and
other relevant agencies.
In accordance with the bye-law of Rule
59 of the Olympic Charter, items required
to ascertain the identity of the bearer
were entered into the ID column.
Printed on the obverse side were the
Games emblem, the name of the card
(Korean, English and French), and
category. On the reverse side were the
name of the Games (Korean, English
and French), and entry/exit confirmation.
Inside the card was classification
of category, photograph, signature of
the bearer, the term of validity of ID
card, ID card number, name, date of
birth, place of birth, nationality,
address, occupation, Olympic function
(sports), signatures by the IOC president,
SLOOC president, and chairman
and secretary general of the issuing
agency.
RT
F
G
Orange
Green
Turquoise
NOC, Media
Organizations
Broadcast Media
NOC
NOC
The ID cards were printed by the
Korea Security Printing and Minting
Corp. which is unrivaled in security
measure.
By December 1987, the Korea Security
Printing and Minting Corp. manufactured
48,800 cards including 1,000
samples. Following the delivery of the
cards in February 1988, 1,000 F cards
were additionally printed with request
from NOCs for more cards.
Because the ID card was recognized
as a travel document replacing a visa,
the SLOOC paid special attention on
security measures to ensure the safety
of the Games.
Special pattern and special ink were
used for the card paper, and special
letters were used as a secret code. In
addition, silver watermark was
inserted to enable the passport
inspecting device to detect possible
counterfeiting or tampering. Security
sticker was attached to the photograph.
Allocation and delivery
In February 1988, the SLOOC determined
the number of the persons eligible
for the issuance of ID cards by
category. Adding surplus cards to the
projected number within the bound of
10 percent for each organization, the
SLOOC delivered ID card application
forms containing a card manual and
list of participants to the 161 NOCs
which had officially notified to the IOC
of their intention to participate between
February 15 and March 18, 1988.
ID Card Category and Qualification
Category Color Agency
Qualification
IOC Gold IOC
Members, honorary members, secretary-general,
secretariat director, solidarity director, sports director,
companion, one each per person
IF Blue IF
Olympic sports (23); presidents, secretaries-general, one
companion each per person
NOC Red NOC
Presidents, secretaries-general, one companion each
per person
IOC
Subcommittee members (spouses allowed for Medical
Subcommittee members), staff members of
secretariat, persons invited by IOC members
B Purple IF
Olympic sports (23) and demonstration sports (2);
technical delegates and one companion;
executive board members; IOC-approved sports (15)
— Presidents, secretaries-general
NOC
Chef de Mission
OCOG
Pesidents of Sarajevo, Los Angeles, Barcelona,
Albertville Calgary Games Organizing Committees,
secretaries-general, one companion each per person
C Brown IOC
Holders of Olympic diplomas (issued before
Jan. 1, 1975)
NOC
Deputy Chef de Mission (50 athletes or more), attaches
OCOG
Members of Calgary, Barcelona, Albertville Games
Organizing Committees (six each)
D Grey IF
Olympic sports (23) and demonstration sports -
technical officials, judges
E Yellow
Written media personnel
Broadcast media personnel
Athletes, officials, extra officials
Invited VIPs and SLOOG members